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Solar cover weight and type

I'm in need of a solar cover and found a place on-line with good prices. Question is they have 16 mil for $10 cheaper than the 12 mil for standard bubble. For about $40 more they have the diamond bubble. I'm looking at the clear, but can anyone shed some light on the weight and diamond vs standard bubble?

Re: Solar cover weight and typ

Thanks for the info. It is weird as when I do a comparison on the site for my size 20x40 it doesn't give as many stars for longevity for the diamond shape as it does for the bubble. Wonder if it is a typo.

I was thinking of splitting it in half for my pool, do you think the 15 mil is too heavy to pull in for my pool?

Re: Solar cover weight and type

Hope I'm not hijacking the thread, but... as I have a very irregular shape pool also,
I was wondering--do you just get a cover that's too big and cut it to fit?
Or are the edges sealed in some way, making it a bad idea to cut?
--paulr

Re: Solar cover weight and type

Originally Posted by PaulR

Hope I'm not hijacking the thread, but... as I have a very irregular shape pool also,
I was wondering--do you just get a cover that's too big and cut it to fit?
Or are the edges sealed in some way, making it a bad idea to cut?
--paulr